Alison Krauss: A Hundred Miles or More
Great American Country presents an evening with one of the purest and most original voices in American music with Alison Krauss: A Hundred Miles or More. The one-hour music special features Krauss in performances with members of her acclaimed band, Union Station, and special guest musicians. It also features memorable duets with country superstar Brad Paisley, legendary singer/songwriter James Taylor, and British rocker John Waite and an infectious take on "Sawing on the Strings" with one of Krauss's long time idols, Tony Rice and musicians Sam Bush and Stuart Duncan joining Union Station.
Among the highlights of the program is Krauss' duet with Brad Paisley on "Whiskey Lullaby," which won CMA Song of the Year, Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year honors in 2005. Paisley tells GAC cameras that when he first heard the song, he felt convinced that Alison Krauss had to be part of bringing it to life.
"I knew that having her on it was the magic that would make that song timeless," Paisley says. "I felt the song needed that angelic voice. When I get to heaven and I hear the angels sing, if they are anything less than Alison Krauss, well, I'm going to have to come back."
The GAC special also features the duet "Lay Down Beside Me," on which Krauss teams up with British rocker John Waite; as well as her 2003 Grammy®-winning collaboration with James Taylor on "How's the World Treating You?," a country music classic first recorded by the Louvin Brothers in 1961.
Taylor, himself a multiple Grammy-winning performer, says he jumped at the opportunity to work with Krauss on the song and on the GAC special.
"I revere the Louvin Brothers, but working with Alison on this project was the main attraction," Taylor says. "That she would put our duet on her album is really a feather in my cap."
The GAC program is set in a recording studio environment to re-create the making of many of the songs featured on Krauss' new solo album, A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection (Rounder). One of the songs featured is Krauss' new single "Simple Love," written by Sarah Siskind, who also penned "Goodbye Is All We Have." Guest musicians Gordon Mote (piano) and Abraham Laboriel (bass) were able to be a part of this very special performance.
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